Verse 5

Zechariah 11:5

New Living Translation

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5 The buyers slaughter their sheep without remorse. The sellers say, ‘Praise the LORD! Now I’m rich!’ Even the shepherds have no compassion for them.

Original Language Text

hebrew

אֲשֶׁ֨ר קֹנֵי/הֶ֤ן יַֽהֲרְגֻ/ן֙ וְ/לֹ֣א יֶאְשָׁ֔מוּ וּ/מֹכְרֵי/הֶ֣ן יֹאמַ֔ר בָּר֥וּךְ יְהוָ֖ה וַ/אעְשִׁ֑ר וְ/רֹ֣עֵי/הֶ֔ם לֹ֥א יַחְמ֖וֹל עֲלֵי/הֶֽן

English Translation

Those who acquire them shall be killed and not be guilty, and those who sell them shall say, "Blessed is the Lord," and their shepherds shall not have pity on them.

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Chapter 11 Context

1 Open your doors, Lebanon, so that fire may devour your cedar forests. Focus ↗

2 Weep, you cypress trees, for all the ruined cedars; the most majestic ones have fallen. Weep,... Focus ↗

3 Listen to the wailing of the shepherds, for their rich pastures are destroyed. Hear the young... Focus ↗

4 This is what the LORD my God (Elohim) says: “Go and care for the flock that is intended for slaughte... Focus ↗

5 The buyers slaughter their sheep without remorse. The sellers say, ‘Praise the LORD! Now I’m rich!’...

6 Likewise, I will no longer have pity on the people of the land,” says the LORD. “I will let them fal... Focus ↗

7 So I cared for the flock intended for slaughter — the flock that was oppressed. Then I took two shep... Focus ↗

8 I got rid of their three evil shepherds in a single month. But I became impatient with these sheep,... Focus ↗

9 So I told them, “I won’t be your shepherd any longer. If you die, you die. If you are killed, you ar... Focus ↗

10 Then I took my staff called Favor and cut it in two, showing that I had revoked the covenant I had m... Focus ↗

11 That was the end of my covenant with them. The suffering flock was watching me, and they knew that t... Focus ↗

12 And I said to them, “If you like, give me my wages, whatever I am worth; but only if you want to.” S... Focus ↗

13 And the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter ” — this magnificent sum at which they valued me! S... Focus ↗

14 Then I took my other staff, Union, and cut it in two, showing that the bond of unity between Judah a... Focus ↗

15 Then the LORD said to me, “Go again and play the part of a worthless shepherd. Focus ↗

16 This illustrates how I will give this nation a shepherd who will not care for those who are dying, n... Focus ↗

17 “What sorrow awaits this worthless shepherd who abandons the flock! The sword will cut his arm... Focus ↗

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Book: Zechariah
Chapter: Chapter 11 (17 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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